{"id":6958,"date":"2026-02-18T16:10:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=6958"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:10:03","slug":"newsbrief-18-2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/newsbrief-18-2-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsBrief (18.2.2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>By Murray Sherriffs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Centre Vorlage has corrected unnamed \u201cnon-conformities\u201d that have been found following the death of a 13-year-old Ottawa girl last week, who was strangled by her clothing as she hung from a chairlift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The S\u00fbret\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec has charged 41-year-old David Guertin, who will appear in a St. Hyacinthe court today, to answer to the murder of ex-partner V\u00e9ronic Champagne, found in her apartment that had been set on fire in Rougemont, east of Montreal, last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Longueuil police are investigating the pepper spray attack and robbery launched by several thieves yesterday in Promenades St. Bruno that saw them enter a jewelry store and steal several pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SAAQ has apologized and is promising a major restructuring to regain the trust of Quebecers after it was revealed this week by the Gallant Commission that a lot of money was stolen in the move to go digital, via the SAAQclic application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Legault government will create a special oversight committee and launch legal-disciplinary action in response to the findings of the Gallant report that sees Treasury Board President Duranceau, Transport Minister Julien and Cybersecurity and Digital Technology Minister B\u00e9langer set up the government&#8217;s response to the commission&#8217;s 26 recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Carney has met with former Liberal MP Tatiana Auguste in Terrebonne, after the Supreme Court invalidated the federal election that put her in office last spring by a single, controversial vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents of children who attend of Royal West Academy in Montreal West are circulating a petition calling for a crossing guard at a dangerous intersection where one mom says that near misses happen on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The S\u00fbret\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec has arrested 42-year-old Evens Emile, 34-year-old Ralph-Isai Labady and 27-year-old Yusuf-Hakim Victory-Williams in Montreal, Repentigny and Laval, charging them in a counterfeit ID-credit card scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city of Montreal has set up a tactical intervention group to address homelessness which will bring together municipal and provincial politicians with community and institutional partners to improve what housing now exists and to look for new options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Montreal, Prime Minister Carney has rolled out his plans to improve Canada&#8217;s defence system, saying that Canada has failed both to adequately fund its military and that it will build up its domestic defence industry. 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